Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment (Defence Force) Act 2017 (108 of 2017)

Schedule 1   Enactment and amendment of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988

Part 1   Enactment of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988

2   Previous versions of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988

(1) This item applies if, in administering the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 (the DRCA ) in relation to a claim, that Act, or an instrument made under that Act, applies in relation to a time before this Part commences.

(2) The version of the DRCA, or the instrument, that applies in relation to the time is taken to be the same as the version of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (the SRCA ), or the relevant instrument made under the SRCA, that would have applied in relation to the time if this Schedule had not been enacted (taking into account any transitional, application and saving provisions in any Act or instrument that amended the SRCA or the instrument before that time).

(3) This item does not prevent a provision of a later Act or instrument overriding this item (whether expressly or impliedly).